Let’s start with planning your trip. You can use the TripIt app to arrange your trip plans including flight itinerary, hotel confirmation and your others travel itinerary all in a single master itinerary. Moreover, you also can get the information like maps, local weather, rental cars, hotels, restaurant, events and more altogather in the same master itinerary. The TripIt Android app is the winner at the 2011 Webby Awards. All you need is to sign up free at tripit.com.

TripAdvisor

With TripAdvisor app you can browse millions of traveler reviews and photos, find nearby hotels & restaurant with Near me Now, find cheap flights and more. You can also write a review of any hotel, restaurant or attraction so others can see that.

Trip Journal Lite

Now, once you start your trip you can record anything about your trip and share it with your friends on Facebook and Twitter including your route, photos, videos, notes. And later on you don’t realize that you’ve just make a great story. The full version include Picasa, Flickr, YouTube, manual waypoints which i think you don’t really need it during the trip.

Google Translate

If you’re travelling overseas, you must nee this app. The Google Translate Android app support over 50 languages. The features include dictionary results, text-to-speech, voice input, romanization and your favorit translations.

XE Currency

Now, you probably need to change some money with local currency and you want to know the currency rate. XE Currency can do this for you which supports 180+ currencies. Moreover, it also provide you live rates update every minute and the possiblity to store rates for offline use.

WeatherBug

Well, planning your trip is all depend on the weather outside. You don’t want to go to the beach while the weather is actually raining on that day. So, don’t let this ruin your plan. Get the weather update with WeatherBug app before planning your trip.

Google Maps

Now you have arrived at the trip destination. I’m sure you don’t want to get into a situation where you find out that you don’t even know where you are. If you have Google Maps, you will likely get rid of this situation and even find your ways back to the hotel or other places you want to go.

Toilet/Bathroom Finder

I’m sure most people have been in a situation where they want to go to the toilet but found that they have no idea where to go like in the airport, station or other places. The Toilet/Bathroom Finder app can help you to locate easily the nearest public toilet/bathrooms around of more than 60000 toilet places all over the world. This app is based on user-contribution, so you also can help other people by reporting new or missing toilets.

Wi-Fi Finder

Well, sometimes probably found that Wi-Fi connection is much faster then the cellular in several locations. In this case, you need to find the both Free or paid Wi-Fi and the Wi-Fi Finder app can help you find over 200,000 locations worldwide.

YP Yellow Pages

And last but not least, you need the YP Yellow Pages app to help you find the easy-to-use guide for local info and discount near you. It covers 18MM+ businesses including restaurants, bars, hotels, mechanics, dentist and more which you can contact directly from your phone. And the good thing about this app is that you can save some money with coupons and discounts.

Before you go and get one, please be aware that the iPhone 4 only works with micro-SIM cards. So, make sure with the operator you choose that they have a micro-SIM card.

According to some sources, this offer is not only for iPhone 4 but also will be applied for the next generation of iPhones. So, Apple is not doing this to get rid of old stock before the next iPhone comes out for sure. And also as long as i know, unlocked iPhones are in great demand worldwide and those markets which sell them are often out of stock.

Well, let’s hope that this will be applied not for US Apple Store but also for other places around the world. Seems like this is one of Apple’s efforts to expand it’s iPhone sales to compete with Android. The only question is probably why it took so long for Apple to do this.

Check out on the Apple Store!

Seems like 3D display technology will be the next trend for smartphones and tablets with so many new devices released with 3D-enabled display recently. And at the Display Taiwan 2011 conference in Taipei this week, display manufacturer CPT show cased an iPad 2 with 3D-enabled display.

Apple has been rumored to being testing iPad models with 3D-enabled display technology in the ultra-slim aluminum case. But this one show cased by CPT would probably not fitted to what Apple is expected as the company is likely to opt for a glass-free panel. Moreover, the 3D capability would only be an added benefit if the iPad has a Retina Display.

Well once again, this is just a prototype only and will never seen in production. But that could be a hint that 3D-enabled display is possible to put into the thin iPad body and people are hoping to get see this on the next iPad 3. The iPad 3 it self is expected to release in Q2 2012 which is still another one year. So, there will be still many things could happened.

[via: NetbookNews]

So, what does it mean? In Windows Phone, Microsoft tried to offer functionality as built-in features giving faster and more convenient access to those features accordingly. While Apple through the iOS offers functionality as an app. However, this approach has been used by Apple since the first time iPhone launched. And seems that Apple has been doing great job on this if we looking at the App Store.

Well this fact really gives an impression as if Windows Phone has better features set overall compared to iOS. But at the end, it’s the market who will judge which one has the better offer.  So, who do you think is better?

[via: winphone7.info]

If you open the link posted on the twitter, you can see that the sn0wbreeze 2.8b1 also support other devices like iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 (GSM/CDMA), iPod Touch 3G, iPod Touch 4 and iPad 1G. The iOS 5 support only for iOS 5.0 beta 1 (9A5220p).

Well, we could expect to see other iOS 5 jailbreak coming before the official release this fall.

[via: Twitter]

There’s no specific info regarding devices or iOS version that will be supported by this JailbreakMe 3.0. However, you could possibly expect to see the iPad 2 iOS 4.3.3 jailbreak which is not yet supported by other jailbreak tools like RedSn0w, PwnageTool and Sn0wbreeze. It’s also interesting to see whether the JailbreakMe will also support the new iOS 5 which the beta developer version has been early jailbroken recently.

When iPad 2 arrived 3 months ago, Comex has revealed that he successfully jailbroken it, but then Apple fix the iPad 2 jailbreak vulnerability in iOS 4.3.1.

For those who don’t know, JailbreakMe is the easiest iOS jailbreaking process ever released. All you need to do is to point your Mobile Safari browser to the JailbreakMe.com website. You’ll be presented with “slide to jailbreak” bar and once you do that, the JailbreakMe will do the rest of the process online.

[via: Twitter]

Motorola and Sprint on the press event in New York City just made the Motorola Photon 4G official and will be available this summer. The Motorola Photon 4G will be the Motrola’s first Sprint 4G phone. It features a 4.3-inch qHD display, 1GHz dual-core Tegra 2 processor, 16GB of storage, VGA front-facing camera, 8 megapixel rear-facing camera with full 1080p HD video capture, 4G WiMAX and many more.

Motorola and Sprint also announced that there will be more than 10 additional devices by the end of this year including Motorola Titanium, Motorola XOOM with Wi-Fi, Motorola Clutch +i475 and more.

Check out the full press release below.

Sprint and Motorola Forge Renewed Business Relationship That Extends Device Innovation

New Portfolio of Android-Based Devices Empower Both Businesses and Consumers with World-Class Versatility, Productivity and Entertainment Features

Sprint to launch more than 10 new Motorola devices in 2011, including
Motorola PHOTON 4G, boasting Sprint 4G, Android 2.3, Sprint ID and worldphone capabilities,
Motorola XPRT, a business-class Android smartphone, and
Motorola TRIUMPH, the first Motorola Android smartphone for Virgin Mobile USA

New York City – June 9, 2011 – Sprint (NYSE: S) and Motorola Mobility, Inc. (NYSE: MMI) today announced a reinvigorated alliance that strengthens and extends the two companies’ device innovation leadership. Sprint and its prepaid brands of Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile USA will launch more than 10 new Motorola wireless devices in 2011, bringing revolutionary performance, speed and design to Sprint customers. This new portfolio demonstrates a commitment to bring customers advanced devices with industry-leading features, including smartphones, tablets and best-in-class Push-to-Talk devices.

Two new devices were communicated today as part of this relationship, including the iconic Motorola PHOTON™ 4G, Motorola’s first Sprint 4G device with a dual-core 1GHz processor, Android™ 2.3, Sprint ID and worldphone capabilities, and Motorola TRIUMPH™, the first Virgin Mobile USA device from Motorola. These two devices, along with the additional products in the new portfolio, build upon Sprint and Motorola’s long history of innovation across Sprint 3G and 4G networks and Nextel National Network.

“Over the years, we have teamed with Motorola to bring top of the line devices to our customers across both prepaid and postpaid brands,” said Sprint CEO Dan Hesse. “I am pleased to see our collaboration grow. Together we will enhance the customer experience by bringing innovative devices to market, such as the Motorola PHOTON 4G and Motorola TRIUMPH.”

Sprint was unbeaten among major wireless carriers for customer satisfaction according to results from the 2011 American Customer Satisfaction Index. In addition to tying for first place among wireless carriers, Sprint was also the number one most improved company in customer satisfaction, across all industries, over the last three years, according to the survey.

“We are excited to be partnering with Sprint to announce a new portfolio of innovative, differentiated Android-based products that make the mobile experience better for people – whether at home or at work,” said Sanjay Jha, chairman and chief executive officer, Motorola Mobility. “These devices showcase our deep insight into consumer needs and harness the power of Sprint’s networks.”

Motorola’s First Sprint 4G Phone

Sprint and Motorola are taking wireless innovation to a new level with Sprint’s first 1GHz dual-core NVIDIA^® Tegra™ 2 processor smartphone on the Sprint 4G Network, Motorola PHOTON 4G. Motorola PHOTON 4G provides on-the-go users with an edge in managing their lives, around the world. Motorola PHOTON 4G offers the perfect blend between personal and business needs and boasts enterprise-quality security for Android, international GSM capabilities, a 4.3-inch qHD display, dual cameras and a kickstand for hands-free viewing.

Built with Android 2.3, Gingerbread, Motorola PHOTON 4G, combined with the Sprint 4G Network, lets users browse, download and multitask at blazing-fast speeds to support their busy lifestyles. Motorola PHOTON 4G does it all, providing users with an array of versatile tools, like the Motorola webtop application, allowing users to access and create content from a larger screen while connected to a Motorola accessory dock (available for purchase following device availability).

Additional features include:

• Dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor and 1GB of RAM
• Large 4.3-inch touchscreen with qHD (Quarter High Definition) display
• 16GB of onboard memory, support for up to 32GB SD Card, for a total of up to 48GB
• Worldphone capabilities to access emails, calendars and news from locations around the globe
• Ability to utilize the webtop application while connected to a Motorola accessory dock (sold separately) to open, view, edit and send Microsoft Office documents using cloud-based web apps through the full Mozilla Firefox browser
• Supports critical IT device policies commonly requested by enterprises and government entities, including integration ease, cost-of-management and data security concerns

• Dual cameras – 8 megapixel, dual-LED flash camera with front-facing webcam to store photos and videos directly on the device and VGA front-facing camera for video chat
• Android Market™ for access to more than 200,000 useful applications, widgets and games available for download to customize the experience
• Sprint ID for an easy way to personalize the user experience with apps, widgets, ringtones and more, all in a single download

• 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot capability, supporting up to eight devices on the Sprint 3G or 4G networks and one while roaming internationally on GSM (Mobile Hotspot capability while roaming internationally on GSM will be delivered through an upcoming software update)

Motorola PHOTON 4G will be available this summer. Pricing, final specifications and a full list of accessories will be provided closer to launch.

Motorola’s Debut on Virgin Mobile USA

Available this summer, Motorola TRIUMPH is the first Motorola device available exclusively to Virgin Mobile USA customers. Tech savvy customers will appreciate the feature-rich Motorola TRIUMPH as one of the hottest phones with the added flexibility of a no contract plan.

Motorola TRIUMPH boasts a vibrant 4.1-inch WVGA touchscreen, two cameras, a super slim design at less than 0.4 inches thick, HD-Video (720p) capture and HDMI output to allow for image sharing on your HDTV (requires HDMI cable sold separately).

Additional features include:

• 1GHz processor and up to 32GB of expandable memory to power and store multimedia libraries
• HDMI out hook-up for flat screen multimedia viewing
• Access to corporate email, social media sites, like Facebook^® and Twitter™ and a full suite of Google™ services, like Google Search™, Gmail™, Google Maps™, Google Talk™ and more
• 5 megapixel rear-facing camera and front-facing VGA camera for video chat

• Android Market for access to more than 200,000 useful applications, widgets and games available for download to customize the experience

Motorola TRIUMPH will also be the first handset to come preloaded with the Virgin Mobile Live 2.0 app used to access the Virgin Mobile branded music stream.

Virgin Mobile Live 2.0 is a social networking music application, which will provide Android users free access to the company’s critically acclaimed music stream hosted by DJ Abbey Braden, as well as live music performance videos, and “check in” features at special events. All status updates made using the app will also sync with Facebook and Twitter. It will be available in late July at www.virginmobileusa.com and in major retail outlets nationwide.

Business-Class Android OS Smartphone

On June 5, Sprint and Motorola debuted Motorola XPRT™, the first Motorola smartphone powered by Android from Sprint to deliver enterprise-class security, personal productivity enhancements and international roaming. Designed for business users, Motorola XPRT offers a sleek, compact design built on Android 2.2, Froyo.

It features:

• High-resolution 3.1-inch HVGA display with physical QWERTY keyboard
• 5 megapixel camera with camcorder and dual LED flash for low-light performance
• 2GB memory card included, supporting up to 32GB
• Corporate email (Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync^®), personal (POP & IMAP) email and Quickoffice for opening Microsoft Office™ documents
• Worldmode – CDMA (EVDO Rev. A), GSM/UMTS (HSPA) – international roaming service available in more than 200 countries
• Google mobile services such as Google Search, Gmail, Google Maps with Navigation, syncing with Google Calendar™, Voice Actions and YouTube™

It is available now in Sprint Stores, Business Sales, Web Sales (www.sprint.com) and Telesales (1-800-SPRINT1) for $129.99 (excluding taxes) with a new line or eligible upgrade and two-year service agreement.

More than 10 Devices Together by Year End

Additional devices available in 2011 from Sprint and Motorola will include:

• Motorola Titanium™: Available late summer, Motorola Titanium leverages Sprint’s industry-leading Push-to-Talk capabilities as the first Nextel Direct Connect^® smartphone built on Android 2.1.
• Motorola XOOM™ with Wi-Fi: In May, Sprint made available Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi through Direct Ship sales channels for $599.99 (excluding taxes). It is the first device to feature Android 3.0 (Honeycomb), the version of Android designed specifically for tablets and features innovations in widgets, multitasking, web browsing, notifications and customization. It also offers a 10.1-inch widescreen HD display, 1GHz dual-core processor and two cameras, a rear-facing 5 megapixel camera with flash that can capture HD video and a front-facing 2 megapixel camera for Google Talk with video chat.

Boost Mobile recently announced availability for three new Motorola devices:

• Motorola Clutch™ + i475, successor to the highly popular Motorola Clutch, is a candy-bar QWERTY device with a larger display screen, improved keyboard for text messaging and walkie-talkie functionality. It is available now for $99.99 (excluding taxes) at Boost Mobile’s exclusive retail stores, select independent wireless dealer, major retail outlets nationwide and at www.boostmobile.com with free shipping.
• Available later this month and priced at $79.99 (excluding taxes), Motorola Theory™ is a sleek, candy-bar QWERTY at an affordable price. Key features include a high-finish premium design, threaded messaging, web and email access, Bluetooth^® technology, 1.3MP camera and 2.4-inch QVGA display.
• Coming late June, Motorola i412 is ideal for wireless users craving an uncomplicated phone for talking, texting and walkie-talkie functionality. It will be available for $69.99 (excluding taxes) at Boost Mobile’s exclusive retails stores, select independent wireless dealer locations across the country, www.boostmobile.com with free shipping and major retail outlets nationwide.

Motorola Clutch + i475 and i412 are the latest walkie-talkie phones to offer Push-to-Talk service operating on the Nextel National Network, the fastest national Push-to-Talk network¹.

All three devices will be available with Boost Mobile’s $50 Monthly Unlimited with Shrinkage plan where the longer you stay, the less you pay simply by making on-time payments. For every six on-time payments, a Boost Mobile customer’s monthly cost will shrink by $5, eventually getting down to as low as $35 a month for unlimited nationwide talk, text, web, email, IM and calls to 411. Payments do not need to be consecutive to qualify for the next savings milestone.

Boost Mobile was recently recognized by J.D. Power and Associates as Highest-Ranked Non-Contract Company in Overall Customer Satisfaction Performance². It offers wireless phones and services with no long-term contracts.

Almost exactly four months after the announcement, it’s finally here the official HP TouchPad release date and pricing. The Wi-Fi only of the HP’s first webOS tablet will start selling in US on July 1st. You can get the 16GB for $499.99 and 32GB for 599.99. The HP TouchPad pre order for North America and Europe also will be opened starting from June 19.

The HP TouchPad release date then will be followed by the UK, Ireland, France and Germany a few days later while Canada will get the tablet in mid-July. The roll-out will continue to Australia, Hong Kong, Italy, New Zealand, Singapore and Spain later this year.

Last but not least, HP also announced that the cellular version of the HP TouchPad will be introduced later this summer with AT&T as the partner.

Check out the press release of the HP TouchPad Release Date and Pricing announcement below.

HP Announces HP TouchPad Availability for United States, Europe and Canada

Wi-Fi version of first HP webOS tablet also coming to Asia Pacific later this year

PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced that the Wi-Fi version of HP TouchPad will be available in the United States on July 1.

“What makes HP TouchPad a compelling alternative to competing products is webOS”

HP’s first webOS tablet will be available in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France and Germany a few days later and in Canada in mid-July, with availability scheduled to follow later this year in Italy and Spain, as well as in Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore.

HP TouchPad will be available from U.S. retailers, commercial resellers and direct from HP with the option of either 16 GB or 32 GB of internal storage⁽¹⁾ for $499.99 and $599.99, respectively.⁽²⁾ Preorders in North America and Europe will begin June 19.

“What makes HP TouchPad a compelling alternative to competing products is webOS,” said Jon Rubinstein, senior vice president and general manager, Palm Global Business Unit, HP. “The platform’s unmatched features and flexibility will continue to differentiate HP products from the rest of the market for both personal and professional use. This is only the beginning of what HP’s scale can do with webOS.”

With webOS, HP TouchPad users have a next-level multitasking experience, access to the web, premium audio playback with stereo speakers and Beats Audio™ technology, the ability to find information on the device or in the cloud using the Just Type feature, integrated access to their information with HP Synergy, and HP’s exclusive Touch to Share capability for sharing web addresses between HP TouchPad and compatible webOS phones.⁽³⁾

Optional accessories for HP TouchPad include the HP Touchstone Charging Dock, the HP TouchPad Wireless Keyboard and the HP TouchPad Case (sold separately).

HP also announced it will be partnering with AT&T to introduce a connected version of HP TouchPad later this summer. More information will be available closer to availability.

U.S. retailers and commercial resellers for HP TouchPad will include Best Buy, Staples, Office Depot, Walmart, Sam’s Club, OfficeMax, Amazon.com, Fry’s, Microcenter, other leading local and regional retailers, and HP’s online stores. Specific pricing and availability for HP TouchPad in Canada, France, Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom will be announced regionally. Details for Australia, Hong Kong, Italy, New Zealand, Singapore and Spain will be announced at a later date.

More information about HP TouchPad, including product features and specs, is available at www.hpwebos.com/us/products/pads/touchpad.

[via: HP Palm Blog, BusinessWire]

Among many carriers to bring the new BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930, Vodafone is one of them. And now it has been confirmed as Vodafone posted a quick sneak peek video of the BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930. Nothing special though, and even the video is only less than one minute. But that’s more than enough to confirm that Vodafone will be offering the BlackBerry Bold 9900 overseas. Enjoy the video below!

According to some sources, Verizon will be joining Sprint to offer the CDMA version of the phone, the BlackBerry Bold 9930 for US customers. We’ve built a roundup list of Carriers to Offer BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930, so check it out!

Just to remind you the quick specs of the BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930, it will come with 1.2GHz processor, 2.8-inch capacitive touchscreen, full QWERTY, 5 megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording, 8GB of on board storage, and more.

Now all we can do is sit and wait until the official release date which is supposed to be this summer.

OmniVision has grabbed a majority of total CMOS image sensor (CIS) orders placed by Apple for the fifth-generation iPhone, market sources have claimed. Meanwhile, power amplifier (PA) supplier Avago Technologies has landed orders for the WCDMA version of the device for its first time, according to the sources.

About 90% of the CIS orders for Apple’s new iPhone will be supplied by OmniVision, while Sony takes up the remainder, the sources said. The upcoming device will feature a built-in 8-megapixel camera, the sources added.

Thanks to the Apple orders, OmniVision is expected to grow its total wafer starts at foundry partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to almost 260,000 8-inch equivalent units in the third quarter, up more than 40% sequentially, the sources indicated.

Well, it’s not about the OmniVision or Sony since OmniVision has been known as Apple’s prime supplier of CMOS sensors for iOS devices. But people love to hear rumors these days and until the official announcement of the iPhone 5 or whatever is the name will be, you can expect to see more to come.

[via: Digitimes]